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just when you thought it was safe to use your credit card again, fees out to get you. why you may need to take a second look at the statement. >>> making ways to save lives. the effort to swim across america in the name of cancer. >> the temperatures responded to the hot weather today. the sun made it up to about 84. we will have a cooldown but also a chance of showers in the forecast as well. i will tell you about it in the seven day forecast. . >>> the credit card and banking industry with some of the most sweeping reforms in history. consumers supposed to save millions from new rules limiting certain fees but we know banks in the business to make money. we take a look at the new fees you should expect to see in future statements. >> reporter: just when you thought it was safe to use your credit card again experts say watch out. banks now charging higher fees on things they still can and in some cases adding fees. >> dealing the company is like playing whack a mol experience they are always looking for new tricks. >> people aren't out of the woods with respects to ba
just when you thought it was safe to use your credit card again, fees out to get you. why you may need to take a second look at the statement. >>> making ways to save lives. the effort to swim across america in the name of cancer. >> the temperatures responded to the hot weather today. the sun made it up to about 84. we will have a cooldown but also a chance of showers in the forecast as well. i will tell you about it in the seven day forecast. . >>> the credit card and...
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for us, we have the backside of that and we have an approaching high pressure, and it is giving us a gusty and breezy morning with summer temperatures. it's 67 in baltimore, but it may not feel like it because of the breeze
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tell us why or why not. you can find that on abc2news.com. >>> it's a painful problem that most older people deal with daily. imagine being a 7-year-old child with rheumatoid arthritis. hear one family's struggle with the ailment. plus, on any given sunday willis mcgahee works really hard for the ravens. tonight, you'll hear why he's working even harder for a local family. >> in a word, seasonable for the last full day of summer. 77, the normal high, what we hit today. 77 was your 2-degree guarantee. we have a weather winner. randy mathis, congratulations to you. you get an abc2 news storm umbrella. how do the first days of fall shape up? >>> the story of the stefani family, your typical family but for almost a year their dad has been confined to a wheelchair. abc2 news lament williams has the story of how they are getting a well deserved gift from ravens running back willis mcgahee. >> reporter: what does an nfl running back, a college football coach, a high school football coach and a former collegiate pla
tell us why or why not. you can find that on abc2news.com. >>> it's a painful problem that most older people deal with daily. imagine being a 7-year-old child with rheumatoid arthritis. hear one family's struggle with the ailment. plus, on any given sunday willis mcgahee works really hard for the ravens. tonight, you'll hear why he's working even harder for a local family. >> in a word, seasonable for the last full day of summer. 77, the normal high, what we hit today. 77 was...
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for the achiever in us all. . >>> all right. check out the tongue on this pooch! puggy, a pikiness is the new guinness record holder for the world's longest dog tongue. he was abandoned as a pup and had a hard time getting adopted possibly because of his odd appearance but now that one time handicap has brought him into national fame. look at that. wow. oh my goodness. he's cute. >> that's awesome. i got to admit, that's awesome. and now he's a big star. >> a celebrity. >> he's having the last laugh. check it out real quick. first day of fall just about 15 minutes into the new season and look at this, it's going to be warm, tropically so tomorrow afternoon and another hot day friday. >> that's it for us tonight. thanks for watching. back tomorrow at five, six, and 11. have a good night. >> good night. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and givi
for the achiever in us all. . >>> all right. check out the tongue on this pooch! puggy, a pikiness is the new guinness record holder for the world's longest dog tongue. he was abandoned as a pup and had a hard time getting adopted possibly because of his odd appearance but now that one time handicap has brought him into national fame. look at that. wow. oh my goodness. he's cute. >> that's awesome. i got to admit, that's awesome. and now he's a big star. >> a celebrity....
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don't expect to see widespread use of metal detectors here at johns hopkins. the frightening news came shortly after 11:00. >> sounded chaotic, no one knew what was going on. >> reporter: thousands of hospital employees told there had been a shooting on the 8-t floor of the medical building, they locked themselves in not knowing where the gunman might beheaded. >> it's scary just knowing that someone is on the outside on a rampage. with a gun in a hospital where we're supposed to be protected. >> we contacted our mother, she had to hang the phone up abruptly -- >> it was only after securing the area and sending in s.w.a.t. teams that police learned the gunman, 50-year-old paul par advertise, had already shot himself and his mother inside of her hospital room. before that he had shot dr. david komen who had been informing him about his mother's condition. they initially thought it was warren davis. >> mr. davis removed a small semiautomatic handgun from his waist area, waistband area, and fired a single gunshot that struck the doctor in the lower chest/upper ab
don't expect to see widespread use of metal detectors here at johns hopkins. the frightening news came shortly after 11:00. >> sounded chaotic, no one knew what was going on. >> reporter: thousands of hospital employees told there had been a shooting on the 8-t floor of the medical building, they locked themselves in not knowing where the gunman might beheaded. >> it's scary just knowing that someone is on the outside on a rampage. with a gun in a hospital where we're supposed...
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when you use them. bev will read more carefully next time. >> what i felt was that it was a bait and switch. >> reporter: restaurant.com offers great discounts and gift cards you won't find anywhere else but you may want to check with the restaurant before you buy one just to make sure it'll be accepted when you want to use it so you don't waste your money. >> now, the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> like book ends. rabe rained on at the tailgate and coming to work. in the middle nothing at all. >> we had periods of dry weather. i know it wasn't good for the game but you give and take. >> it was okay. >> not to bad. let me show you some of the numbers before we talk about the rain. we need that rain. look at the rain there. we got about a tenth of an inch and it'll just keep adding up through time. when it's all said and done especially around the coastal areas we should see up to maybe three inch, two to three inches of rainfall. that's go
when you use them. bev will read more carefully next time. >> what i felt was that it was a bait and switch. >> reporter: restaurant.com offers great discounts and gift cards you won't find anywhere else but you may want to check with the restaurant before you buy one just to make sure it'll be accepted when you want to use it so you don't waste your money. >> now, the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> like...
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drop us a comment. we will read your comments on the air this morning. >> two murders this week with, and police are still out there looking for the suspects. >>> the first one happened here shortly before 5:00 yesterday. an unidentified man was shot in the head, taken to hospital hopkins hospital where he died. >> izael white was also shot in the head and taken no the hospital and died a short time later. >> a shocking video crawling on to a busy highway. we are going to find out what happened here. >>> mark? >> good morning. the commute is good on the rail systems. on the buses, number 19 and 35 running about 15 to 25 minutes late. and the 10 and 30 buses are diverted and running behind as with well due to the construction. >> , ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] era. tough on stains. easy on your wallet. >> it's 5:07. it's men in pink, and they are happy to -- celebrate the women in their lives, the women who has had breast cancer. there was a bull roast to raise money for komen for the cure. to
drop us a comment. we will read your comments on the air this morning. >> two murders this week with, and police are still out there looking for the suspects. >>> the first one happened here shortly before 5:00 yesterday. an unidentified man was shot in the head, taken to hospital hopkins hospital where he died. >> izael white was also shot in the head and taken no the hospital and died a short time later. >> a shocking video crawling on to a busy highway. we are...
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the county believes the best use for the space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county set aside some money to help redevelop the commons and has pledged to do so if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> towson has everything going for them demographickicly, education wise, two universities. there's no reason why this location can't support a much, much better use. >> so once again, that auction kicks off at 1:00 p.m. today in towson on the steps of the county courthouse. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> a name changing ceremony will take place for the lyric opera house. it will be called the patricia performing arts center at the lyric. the former owner of the ravens and his wife gave $3.5 million to the rebuilding campaign. >>> in our coverage, getting in early on the general election. governor martin o'malley plans to blast voters with a round of new political ads. mostly seen in the dc market. showcasing the governor's commitment to education. this past friday, attacking former governor, bob. >> the maryland school board i
the county believes the best use for the space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county set aside some money to help redevelop the commons and has pledged to do so if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> towson has everything going for them demographickicly, education wise, two universities. there's no reason why this location can't support a much, much better use. >> so once again, that auction kicks off at 1:00 p.m. today in towson on the steps of the...
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it uses its own branding. wal-mart family mobile service will run on t-mobile's network and offer unlimited calling and texting for $45 a month for the first line. $25 for each additional line. and the retailer says there will be no contract or early termination fee. >>> we're going to look outside at yesterday's highs. on target with our 2-degree guarantee, 81 degrees. i mention that off the start because you step outside, it will be a chilly morning. we're going to get into this general idea and theme here. during the month of september into october, oftentimes when we have clear skies we have cool mornings, in fact downright chilly for some of you and warming up into the afternoons. this is in target with our 2-degree guarantee, just a little above normal. on this day we would normally start at 58, aim for 79. pushing low 80s, not hard to do but that's the limit we can expect this time of year. however, we've been 94, that was in the hot decade of 1931. we're not close to that today. sun up 6:47. down 7:17.
it uses its own branding. wal-mart family mobile service will run on t-mobile's network and offer unlimited calling and texting for $45 a month for the first line. $25 for each additional line. and the retailer says there will be no contract or early termination fee. >>> we're going to look outside at yesterday's highs. on target with our 2-degree guarantee, 81 degrees. i mention that off the start because you step outside, it will be a chilly morning. we're going to get into this...
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the county believes the best use of this space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county has set aside some money to help redevelop the commons and pledged to do so if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> towson has everything going for them demographickicly, education wise, income wise. there's no reason why this location can't support a much, much better use. >> so once again, that auction starts at 1:00 p.m. today on the steps of the county courthouse in towson. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> look at stories making headlines this morning. a wild fire caused an evacuation of about 1600 homes. 1600 homes in utah. the fire started when live ammunition from a nearby national guard firing range ignited the dry brush. in these conditions, not sitting well with some residents. some of whom lost their homes and with the dry season, conditions are prime. o recent fire destroyed 166 homes, just one of several big fires across the west since july. >> a kentucky man accused of killing his wife says caffeine made him do it. woody smith
the county believes the best use of this space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county has set aside some money to help redevelop the commons and pledged to do so if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> towson has everything going for them demographickicly, education wise, income wise. there's no reason why this location can't support a much, much better use. >> so once again, that auction starts at 1:00 p.m. today on the steps of the county courthouse...
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this used to be the hot spot in towson and county believes that best use for this space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county set aside some money to help redevelop the commons. the county pledged to help if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> he has no information at all on the auction, who is going to bid and what their plans are going to be. we will be in conversation with the winner no matter who they are. >> reporter: that auction kicks off at 1:00 today. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> today, a name changing ceremony will take place for the lyric opera house. it will be called the patricia and arthur performing arts center at the lieric. the former owner of the ravens and his wife gave $3.5 million to the theater building campaign. >> well, the city's neighborhood is undergoing a major facelift thanks to an $85 million investment for redevelopment. the mayor helped celebrate the occasion by unveiling phase one, which will provide about 72 units of affordable rental housing, 35 units for sale housing and neighborhood jobs. >>> all right, if you ar
this used to be the hot spot in towson and county believes that best use for this space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county set aside some money to help redevelop the commons. the county pledged to help if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> he has no information at all on the auction, who is going to bid and what their plans are going to be. we will be in conversation with the winner no matter who they are. >> reporter: that auction kicks off at...
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i use scotts winterguard. >>> i'm megan pringle [i'm jamie costello. we're talking about the merger that is going to affect a lot of you. >> a lot of people are talking about this. two low-priced airlines that make up most of the traffic at bwi marshall, they are becoming one. so what does this mean for travelers? we'll have more on that story in a bit. first let's go to meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. we are watching bands of rain move through. some still heavy at times and we have a flood watch that takes us through 8:00 this morning. basically the radar highlighting heavier rain just northwest of baltimore. and if you are traveling in the hereford zone you're dealing with fog and spray, that is including to taneytown, northwestern carroll county. there's the flood watch until 8:00 a.m. then the showers try to break with a partly sunny sky, still a threat of an isolated storm from lunchtime through the afternoon, 2-degree guaranteed high of 79. there's a chance of a tropical storm forming. i'm looking at new information that could roll up
i use scotts winterguard. >>> i'm megan pringle [i'm jamie costello. we're talking about the merger that is going to affect a lot of you. >> a lot of people are talking about this. two low-priced airlines that make up most of the traffic at bwi marshall, they are becoming one. so what does this mean for travelers? we'll have more on that story in a bit. first let's go to meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. we are watching bands of rain move through. some still heavy...
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the device used on the steering wheels was the device used. >>> it is 6:04. the assistant offensive line coach is facing drunk driving charges. police arrested the coach after pulling him over for speeding at the beltway. 1:00 in the morning on saturday. his attorney says he'll plead not guilty. the ravens say they know all about this. this is muller's second dui charge. the first one happened back in may, but that was thrown out. the 46-year-old muller has been with the ravens for three years. he played and coached in michigan before that. >>> well, it seemed like a great idea, didn't it? movies, shops, restaurants, but it never caught on. the big building south of the circle on york road will go up for auction. abc2 news, sherrie johnson is live waiting for the bids. good morning. >> that's right. we are waiting for this to come in. that's going to happen later today. let me tell you something. nearly a whole city block here in towson on the auction block today and like i said, we will find out who it's going to belong to. the towson commons development jus
the device used on the steering wheels was the device used. >>> it is 6:04. the assistant offensive line coach is facing drunk driving charges. police arrested the coach after pulling him over for speeding at the beltway. 1:00 in the morning on saturday. his attorney says he'll plead not guilty. the ravens say they know all about this. this is muller's second dui charge. the first one happened back in may, but that was thrown out. the 46-year-old muller has been with the ravens for...
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we hope you join us. >> megan who? >> he didn't really talk, constant yelling. >> all right, well, we'll see you on monday morning, actually sunday evening and go ravens. >> that's right. have a great weekend. >> see ya! >> rachael: today... meet christina. >> i n
we hope you join us. >> megan who? >> he didn't really talk, constant yelling. >> all right, well, we'll see you on monday morning, actually sunday evening and go ravens. >> that's right. have a great weekend. >> see ya! >> rachael: today... meet christina. >> i n
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a new brand for us. for the fall we're doing really well with it. the longer flowy top, again, with the leggings or skinny jeans, girls like the scarves to acrise. we're just starting to get the cowboy boots in. they are going to be really big this year too. the jeans with the -- all the worn-out look. this shirt you can accessorize with all the ravens colors. the belts are popular with the rhinestones this year. this knit jacket with the roxy skinny jeans and roxy flat shoes. a lot of girls like the flat shoes for going out in the evening. again, accessorize with a pretty bright skirt and woven shirts are really popular for the girls in plaid stripes this year, too. for the boys, 8 to 20. these are the bright colored pants which the boys really like. a plaid shirt, you can put a tie with it. that's the brand that is really popular with the boys. >> reporter: following these tips will have you looking your best for the school year. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> did you get any tips? >> they said 8 to 20 but i can see you in a pair of those pink pan
a new brand for us. for the fall we're doing really well with it. the longer flowy top, again, with the leggings or skinny jeans, girls like the scarves to acrise. we're just starting to get the cowboy boots in. they are going to be really big this year too. the jeans with the -- all the worn-out look. this shirt you can accessorize with all the ravens colors. the belts are popular with the rhinestones this year. this knit jacket with the roxy skinny jeans and roxy flat shoes. a lot of girls...
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i use scotts winterguard. one week left and the orioles lost 5-2, in fact they lost the entire weekend in toronto. buck spent the rest of the day at the cn tower. they lost four straight. the longest under buck. the orioles in tampa bay the next three games and come home to finish out the year against detroit. >>> wet weather this week. the second half of the week is a little bit of a split as to what we might get but the first part, i guarantee we're wet. three to five inches of rain could fall between now and tomorrow night, wednesday morning. we're watching some of the rain this morning already heavy and already producing localized flooding. it will be slick and ponding and puddles, 72. only 67 overnight. we're rising towards daybreak. heavy rain and thunderstorms possible tomorrow at 78 degrees. it looks like it's going to try to cut off wednesday morning but wednesday night, to thursday, next storm system arrives from the south. one computer model tries to keep it ocean city and off the coast. another one
i use scotts winterguard. one week left and the orioles lost 5-2, in fact they lost the entire weekend in toronto. buck spent the rest of the day at the cn tower. they lost four straight. the longest under buck. the orioles in tampa bay the next three games and come home to finish out the year against detroit. >>> wet weather this week. the second half of the week is a little bit of a split as to what we might get but the first part, i guarantee we're wet. three to five inches of rain...
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that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. . >>> after initially refusing to step down a da in wisconsin said he will resign. he is a accused of sending inappropriate text messages to several women including a domestic abuse victim. his decision comes during a process designed to see if the governor could remove him. resigning would end that process. >> the only result of that particular proceeding could be a determination by the governor of whether or not to remove him. >> he is expected to resign by the end of next week. >>> a california police officer is under investigation tonight. is he accused of misusing his authority when he handcuffed his stepdaughter's boyfriend. >> understand it's [inaudible] underage. >> the officer also verbally abused him for having sex with his stepdaughter. the parents of the boy shot video as he threatened to arrest the boy if he came near his 14-year-old the parents of the boy plan to sue him. >> if you came as a parent i would have dealt with him. i know -- there are certainl
that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. . >>> after initially refusing to step down a da in wisconsin said he will resign. he is a accused of sending inappropriate text messages to several women including a domestic abuse victim. his decision comes during a process designed to see if the governor could remove him. resigning would end that process. >> the only result of that particular proceeding could be a...
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. >> use it. >> good morning. we have a look this morning, at wet weather, the headline is going to be all about the potential for flooding. this morning, it's about the rain, it's about the spray, it's about the fog. that's going to cut down visibility and make for a busy morning, not only for you but for kim brown so stay tuned for that in a moment. we're staying cool most of the day, heavy rain, more on the way could lead to over three inches in spots before this thing is done. tomorrow night and wednesday morning. here's maryland's most powerful doppler radar. with one knot of moisture, you can see it rotate through on top of baltimore city as we speak. and heavy rain actually continues off towards our north and east as we're watching this morning, looks like the heaviest knot of rain from middle river and sliding its way east of essex and rosedale and up 95. so kingsville, white marsh and even up towards, looks like hickory and bel air possibly in the next 20 minutes. we're going to watch rain, maybe break fo
. >> use it. >> good morning. we have a look this morning, at wet weather, the headline is going to be all about the potential for flooding. this morning, it's about the rain, it's about the spray, it's about the fog. that's going to cut down visibility and make for a busy morning, not only for you but for kim brown so stay tuned for that in a moment. we're staying cool most of the day, heavy rain, more on the way could lead to over three inches in spots before this thing is done....
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is one of the major drugs they use for it. and there's another drug called plaquinone we've used for 51 years. >> how do you feel now? >> i'm feeling good. i rest when i need rest. one day i could be ready to walk around the track and the next day, barely walk up the stores. >> get your rest, we have a lot of walking to do. >> this is the third year we've done this. already we're going to go over 1,000 walkers. >> there are 35,000 people in the state of maryland who have lupus. they're finding out about us and their families are coming out. unfortunately too many teens walk in memory of someone. they know they need more awareness, people don't die because they don't get diagnosed or they don't get treatment. we have a lot of people who are looking good and we try to get out there and create awareness and get people diagnosed. >> how far are we? >> i hope in december. fingers crossed, it's being approved by the fda right now. >> you let us know. >> that's unbelievable. >> eva, thank you so much. thanks. we'll be walking again.
is one of the major drugs they use for it. and there's another drug called plaquinone we've used for 51 years. >> how do you feel now? >> i'm feeling good. i rest when i need rest. one day i could be ready to walk around the track and the next day, barely walk up the stores. >> get your rest, we have a lot of walking to do. >> this is the third year we've done this. already we're going to go over 1,000 walkers. >> there are 35,000 people in the state of maryland...
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the elections director katie brown tells us the original projections were 25% to 30% turnout. as of 3:00 this afternoon it was far less than 20% in the county. early voting is only counting for about 3% of the voters. she says this could be a record year in a bad way. >> we're averaging anywhere from 200 to 300 at a precinct. there are 23 precincts in baltimore county, some coming in just breaking 500 after 3:00 today. that's pretty low. >> is that surprising? >> it is. i was expecting at least 25% to 30% turnout. we had a 33% turnout back in 2006. for the gubernatorial primary. so i was hoping we would reach around that. >> both brown and jones say they do expect the numbers to pick up. some after people start getting off work and going to the polls but not by much. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> for months you've heard them talk about the changes they would bring to the community. gregg bernstein says he understands crime, patricia jessamy says you need her experience. tonight you decide who is the best person for the state's attorney job in baltimore city. we begin with
the elections director katie brown tells us the original projections were 25% to 30% turnout. as of 3:00 this afternoon it was far less than 20% in the county. early voting is only counting for about 3% of the voters. she says this could be a record year in a bad way. >> we're averaging anywhere from 200 to 300 at a precinct. there are 23 precincts in baltimore county, some coming in just breaking 500 after 3:00 today. that's pretty low. >> is that surprising? >> it is. i was...
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joe, you got to win this for us. with an all-out blitz joe, one high and deep, 28-yard touchdown pass to bolden. bolden, three scores on the day from joe flacco. ravens win this one 24-17 and it's sunday in pittsburgh. sunday in pittsburgh. >> sunday in pittsburgh? >> yes. >>> 6:51 now. comcast ceo steve burke has been named to succeed jeff zucker as head of nbc universal. he takes over comcast and completes the deal with ge which currently owns nbc. the company says burke will work with zucker during the transition. the 52-year-old burke first joined comcast in 1998 as president of comcast cable. he's been president of abc broadcasting, the president and chief operating officer of euro disney as well. >>> and if you want to take steps to get healthier this week in baltimore, it's the time to do it. healthy city days kicks off a week from today. >>> let's move to "extreme makeover: home edition." big news. christie norbert says the young girls from girls hope said june 9th was the best day of their lives. >> that is
joe, you got to win this for us. with an all-out blitz joe, one high and deep, 28-yard touchdown pass to bolden. bolden, three scores on the day from joe flacco. ravens win this one 24-17 and it's sunday in pittsburgh. sunday in pittsburgh. >> sunday in pittsburgh? >> yes. >>> 6:51 now. comcast ceo steve burke has been named to succeed jeff zucker as head of nbc universal. he takes over comcast and completes the deal with ge which currently owns nbc. the company says burke...
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tell us what you've been up to. >> i've gone to 40 polls. >> 40? >> maybe more. interacted with the citizens of baltimore city and i had a very enjoyable day. >> reporter: the turn out around the city seems to be low. are you concerned? would you have rather had a greater turnout, given that people know you, are you concerned that it's low turnout today? >> i'm always concerned even when i'm not running at a low voter turnout because i think voting is very important. and i've been emphasizing to people that voting is the great equalizer. bill gates may have $60 billion but he only has one vote, and so do i, and so do you. so if you want to be equal to anybody, you need to exercise your right to vote. >> what do you do right now? are you waiting for the numbers to come in like everybody else? is that all you can do. >> yeah. we're waiting for the official numbers to be released. but we have some numbers ourselves and we're very confident. >> what makes you feel so confident about the numbers you have right now? >> well, you know, it shows us what is happening, but
tell us what you've been up to. >> i've gone to 40 polls. >> 40? >> maybe more. interacted with the citizens of baltimore city and i had a very enjoyable day. >> reporter: the turn out around the city seems to be low. are you concerned? would you have rather had a greater turnout, given that people know you, are you concerned that it's low turnout today? >> i'm always concerned even when i'm not running at a low voter turnout because i think voting is very...
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joining us this morning to tell us about that is myron ruben from aaa. this is your son, ben, thanks for being here too. he'll show us how this works. >> maryland has a law with booster seats. maryland has a child passenger safety law. children have to be buckled in a federally approved seat until their 8th birthday. the only exceptions are if your child is 4'9" or 60 pounds. a lot of parents think once they're out of the car seat, it's okay to put them in the back seat. >> that's why we call it the forgotten step. it pushes the child up, it boosts them up so the seatbelt can fit them correctly. low on the strong hip bones and right across the center between the neck and shoulder. that's why you need a booster seat. >> do you want to show us what kind of seat ben is sitting on right now, there's two different types. >> there are two different types. we have the high back booster seat, you'd use that type of seat if your vehicle doesn't have head restraints or if the child's head was above the vehicle seat. ben is sitting on what we call a backless booste
joining us this morning to tell us about that is myron ruben from aaa. this is your son, ben, thanks for being here too. he'll show us how this works. >> maryland has a law with booster seats. maryland has a child passenger safety law. children have to be buckled in a federally approved seat until their 8th birthday. the only exceptions are if your child is 4'9" or 60 pounds. a lot of parents think once they're out of the car seat, it's okay to put them in the back seat. >>...
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they used to perk on my son's bike. >> she used to pump up to loud rock. get them used to loud music. >> they had to be ready for the stadium. it was the only way we could prep them. we put them with loud animals, and left the music on for them and they are so well adapted to the stadium. when we go in there, they are great for the hour and a half prior to the game. they are great at the game and into the stadium, we are in the end zone and people are screaming for ray lewis and the ravens think it's all for them. the ravens spend a lot of time cleaning their feathers off, so they are not stressed at all. they are enjoying it. i look over, they start getting heavy and conquer is always the first one to go. he's the most relaxed than rise and he is doing a head bob and i'm like, he is falling asleep. so that's usually when we roll out and take them home. >> do you ever get tired doing this? she goes eight hours. >> we do it all day long. we start on ravens walk if it's a 1:00 game. we are usually there from 10:00 to 11:30. get a little bit of a break before
they used to perk on my son's bike. >> she used to pump up to loud rock. get them used to loud music. >> they had to be ready for the stadium. it was the only way we could prep them. we put them with loud animals, and left the music on for them and they are so well adapted to the stadium. when we go in there, they are great for the hour and a half prior to the game. they are great at the game and into the stadium, we are in the end zone and people are screaming for ray lewis and the...
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here's linda so live for us this morning. linda? >> reporter: the challenger gregg bernstein will be out here in 30 minutes, first, to greet voters as they head to the polls at cross country elementary school. let me tell you, this has been a fierce battle. the sidewalk is literally lined with signs. who will it be? that is the big decision voters will make today as they head to the polls to vote for the city's top prosecutor. patricia jessamy will be doing the same, meeting and greeting voters throughout the city. it's the final push in which turned out to be the city's hottest race. jessamy is fighting on to hold on to her 15 years as baltimore's top prosecutors. on monday she got an endorsement from a group of baptist ministers. bernstein also picked up an endorsement from billy murphy, a well known attorney and former judge in the city. this has been a lot about baltimore's high crime rate and which candidate will do a better job at making the city safer and keeping criminals in jail, convicted criminals from getting out. voters
here's linda so live for us this morning. linda? >> reporter: the challenger gregg bernstein will be out here in 30 minutes, first, to greet voters as they head to the polls at cross country elementary school. let me tell you, this has been a fierce battle. the sidewalk is literally lined with signs. who will it be? that is the big decision voters will make today as they head to the polls to vote for the city's top prosecutor. patricia jessamy will be doing the same, meeting and greeting...
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most of us dealing with a quiet scene. on maryland's most powerful doppler radar and five sweeps through the chesapeake showing up a quiet uneventful start to the day. 50s, go to the 2-degree guaranteed high of 80 and sunny this afternoon. >>> kim brown has traffic >> two words to describe traffic. all good. we don't have problems on the roads so far and no delays as well. as we look at the drive times. on 795, you won't encounter problems between route 140 and franklin boulevard. it's 10 minutes, a little less as you make your way towards the beltway. as we look at the overall picture of the area, traffic is looking good, no problems to report so far. >>> linda so is in the field and has been following the latest on one of the top stories. >> it all comes down to this. who will be the city's next top prosecutor? i'm linda so. both candidates are fighting to the end as voters head to the polls later this morning. >> they go head-to-head in one of the hottest races, the democratic primary for baltimore county executive. i'm
most of us dealing with a quiet scene. on maryland's most powerful doppler radar and five sweeps through the chesapeake showing up a quiet uneventful start to the day. 50s, go to the 2-degree guaranteed high of 80 and sunny this afternoon. >>> kim brown has traffic >> two words to describe traffic. all good. we don't have problems on the roads so far and no delays as well. as we look at the drive times. on 795, you won't encounter problems between route 140 and franklin...
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. >> it's about us, though, it's about us, right? that's the most important thing. >> no, i thought it showed baltimore in a great light. i think it was a very proud moment. >> i was very proud of our show last night. >> i have a special good morning. 5:30 this morning. from perry and gail in parkville. gail has her dog on her lap, they watch every morning at 5:30. great to meet you this weekend. >>> meteorologist justin berk is here. it poured on the tailgate and then the skies were beautiful. >> i think it was washing away the cobwebs. brand new season started yesterday, right? for gail in parkville, i want to let you know your dog will get wet if you go for a walk. we have a little wet weather now. parkville 65 degrees. northeast wind, gusting to 13 miles an hour. you've already seen a third-inch of rain and more on the way. in fact, the heavy rain is just pushing through parkville. check it out on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. you can see once you head towards towson, that orange and yellow, it's actually even heavier a
. >> it's about us, though, it's about us, right? that's the most important thing. >> no, i thought it showed baltimore in a great light. i think it was a very proud moment. >> i was very proud of our show last night. >> i have a special good morning. 5:30 this morning. from perry and gail in parkville. gail has her dog on her lap, they watch every morning at 5:30. great to meet you this weekend. >>> meteorologist justin berk is here. it poured on the tailgate...
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. >>> stay with us. coming up next, the widow of frank zappa joins us to talk about the dedication in her late husband's honor here in baltimore. >>> live in cumberland here this morning. this is one of the famous landmarks. when we come back, we'll show you the trains and tunnels. for you maryland fans going up to wvu this weekend, you'll see the steeple. also those of you going to deep creek lake. more on the go live when we come right back. >>> before we head to break, we want to remind you if you are trying to find a job, we would love to help you get back to work. every wednesday on "good morning, maryland" at 9:00, we put three video resumes on the air. if you'd like to see yours on the air, send us an e-mail to best resumes to wmar.com with a microsoft word attachment. >>> hi. so far this morning jamie costello's joined us live showing us the beauty of rocky gas state park in allegheny county, but what about picturesque cumberland? jamie's on the go this morning. jamie, hello. >> reporter: hello.
. >>> stay with us. coming up next, the widow of frank zappa joins us to talk about the dedication in her late husband's honor here in baltimore. >>> live in cumberland here this morning. this is one of the famous landmarks. when we come back, we'll show you the trains and tunnels. for you maryland fans going up to wvu this weekend, you'll see the steeple. also those of you going to deep creek lake. more on the go live when we come right back. >>> before we head to...
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use the computers at home? >> it's the perfect time -- a lot of people are giving computers, laptop computers as graduation presents. this is the perfect time to make sure you're set up for wireless. when the kids come home they are not always on your computer tying up -- you've gotten used to being able to use it, you paid for it but setting up a wireless network, that will be able to let the kids get on-line when they need to, do schoolwork, keep communication with friends without tying down everything in the house. >> where can people contact you if they are saying ok, i have questions. this is way over my head? >> any questions or problems, 1-800-geek squad, geeksquad.com or any best buy store, we're located there. >> we'll be right back. my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 tr
use the computers at home? >> it's the perfect time -- a lot of people are giving computers, laptop computers as graduation presents. this is the perfect time to make sure you're set up for wireless. when the kids come home they are not always on your computer tying up -- you've gotten used to being able to use it, you paid for it but setting up a wireless network, that will be able to let the kids get on-line when they need to, do schoolwork, keep communication with friends without tying...
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that's where emily schmidt joins us now, live, with a preview. and, emily, tea party candidates are getting a lot of attention today. >> reporter: this is the focus on them today. rob and vinita, good morning to you. republicans hoping to unseat democrats in november. but today, and first, tea party candidates are hoping to oust some of the gop favorites. the biggest stage for a potential upset today is in delaware. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: on this primary day in seven states, some candidates worry this may not be the year to be a party favorite. >> i actually have a conservative voting record, as far as finances are concerned, in congress. and while i'm a moderate, that's generally on the social issues. >> reporter: in democrat-dominated delaware, gop leaders think eight-term congressman mike castle is their only hope to win vice president biden's old senate seat. instead, castle is in a fight race with christine o'donnell. she has ran before. but this time, she has tea party backing. >> republicans are backing away. they get behind ca
that's where emily schmidt joins us now, live, with a preview. and, emily, tea party candidates are getting a lot of attention today. >> reporter: this is the focus on them today. rob and vinita, good morning to you. republicans hoping to unseat democrats in november. but today, and first, tea party candidates are hoping to oust some of the gop favorites. the biggest stage for a potential upset today is in delaware. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: on this primary day in...